SketchUp 8 Quick Reference Card

Large Tool Set Select (Spacebar) Paint Bucket (B) Rectangle (R) Circle (C) Polygon Move (M) Rotate (Q) Scale (S) Tape Measure (T) Protractor Axes Orbit (O) Zoom (Z) Previous Position Camera Walk Solid Tools Outer Shell Intersect (Pro) Subtract (Pro) Split (Pro) Union (Pro) Trim (Pro) Make Component Eraser (E) Line (L) Arc (A) Freehand Push/Pull (P) Follow Me O set (F) Iso Dimensions Front Text Back 3D Text Pan (H) Zoom Extents Next Look Around Section Plane Add New Building Show Terrain Preview Model in Google Earth Get Models X-Ray Wireframe Shaded Monochrome Push/Pull (P) Google Add Location Photo Textures Share Component Share Model Rectangle (R) Rotate (Q) Style Back Edges Orbit (O) Hidden Line Shaded with Textures Paint Bucket (B) Left O set (F) Right Top From Contours Smoove Drape Flip Edge Standard Views Look Around Move (M) Interact Component Attributes Sandbox (Terrain) From Scratch Stamp Add Detail Eraser (E) Dynamic Components Component Options Circle (C) Tool Arc (A) Operation Bulge Radius Segments Shift Radius Segments Ctrl Shift Ctrl+Shift Alt Better Way Shift Arrows Length Eye Height Ctrl Shift Alt Arrows Distance External Array Internal Array Double-Click Distance Ctrl Shift Ctrl Shift Ctrl+Shift Alt Ctrl Double-Click Distance Dimensions Ctrl Angle Slope Ctrl Shift Amount Length Ctrl Shift Ctrl+Shift Ctrl Arrows Resize Shift

Windows
Instructions specify bulge amount by typing a number and Enter specify radius by typing a number, the R key, and Enter specify number of segments by typing a number, the S key, and Enter lock in current plane specify radius by typing a number and Enter specify number of segments by typing a number, the S key, and Enter soften/smooth (use on edges to make adjacent faces appear curved) hide unsoften/unsmooth use face perimeter as extrusion path rst Select path, then choose the Follow Me tool, then click on the face to extrude lock in current inference direction up or down arrow to lock in blue direction; right to lock in red; left to lock in green specify length by typing a number and Enter specify eye height by typing a number and Enter move a copy hold down to lock in current inference direction auto-fold (allow move even if it means adding extra edges and faces) up or down arrow to lock in blue direction; right to lock in red; left to lock in green specify move distance by typing a number and Enter n copies in a row: move rst copy, type a number, the X key, and Enter n copies in between: move rst copy, type a number, the / key, and Enter apply last o set amount to this face specify an o set distance by typing a number and Enter hold down to disable gravity-weighted orbiting hold down to activate Pan tool paint all matching adjacent faces paint all matching faces in the model paint all matching faces on the same object hold down to sample material push/pull a copy of the face (leaving the original face in place) apply last push/pull amount to this face specify a push/pull amount by typing a number and Enter specify dimensions by typing length, width and Enter ie. 20,40 rotate a copy specify an angle by typing a number and Enter specify an angle as a slope by typing a rise, a colon (:), a run, and Enter ie. 3:12 hold down to scale about center hold down to scale uniformly (dont distort) specify a scale factor by typing a number and Enter ie. 1.5 = 150% specify a scale length by typing a number, a unit type, and Enter ie. 10m add to selection add/subtract from selection subtract from selection create a new Guide up or down arrow to lock in blue direction; right to lock in red; left to lock in green resize model: measure a distance, type intended size, and Enter hold down and click-drag mouse to change Field of View

Follow Me Line (L)

Scale (S)

Display additional toolbars by choosing View > Toolbars from the menu bar.

Select (Spacebar) Scroll Click-Drag Shift+Click-Drag Double-Click Click Zoom Orbit Pan re-center view show context menu

L L R

Middle Button (Wheel)

Tape Measure (T)

Right Mouse Button

Zoom (Z)

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